NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday said it wishes to have constructive
relations with Pakistan but wanted an environment free from terror and
"credible" action to be taken against anti-India jihadi leaders like
Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed who "continue to incite violence".
According
to PTI, week after his talks with Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani
Khar, external affairs minister S M Krishna told the Lok Sabha that he
had conveyed India’s desire to work with Pakistan to reduce the trust
deficit and move forward in a friendly manner.
He said Khar’s
visit was aimed at resolving peacefully all outstanding issues through
a "constructive and forward-looking dialogue and to establish
cooperative and good neighbourly relations between the two countries,
in an environment free from terrorism and violence."
In a suo
motu statement, he said India is committed to build "a relationship of
trust and mutually-beneficial cooperation in conformity with the
determination of the people of both countries to see an end to
terrorism and violence and to realise their aspirations for peace and
development."
Giving details about his discussions with Khar,
he said he had underscored the importance that India attaches to the
fulfillment of commitments made by Pakistan with regard to trial and
investigation in Pakistan into 2008 Mumbai attacks.
"I
requested Pakistan to act on the assurance given to our home minister
by Pakistan interior minister in June 2010 on the dossiers regarding
seven specific individuals and the need to provide voice samples,"
Krishna said.
Pakistan was asked to investigate the linkages
with "some elements in the Pakistani security agencies" that had
emerged from the evidence presented in the Tahawwur Rana trial in the
United States, he said. Online
